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Shan WangFebruary 1, 2017

The boundaries of journalism — and who gets to make it, consume it, and criticize it — are expanding

Reporters and editors from prominent news organizations waded through the challenges (new and old) of reporting in the current political climate during a Harvard University event on Tuesday night.

Lolly BoweanFebruary 1, 2017

Lolly Bowean: When we tell our communities’ stories, we show people how to relate to one another

“I’m here to remind you today that great journalism can also find ordinary, regular people and find the extraordinary in what they do.”

Shan WangApril 1, 2016

What happens to a great open source project when its creators are no longer using the tool themselves?

PANDA, the four-year-old Knight News Challenge-winning newsroom application for storing and analyzing large data sets, still has a respectable community of users, but could now use a new longterm caretaker.

Joseph LichtermanFebruary 24, 2016

Former L.A. Times publisher: Local news orgs need to take advantage of their “unique geography”

Austin Beutner was fired as the Times’ publisher last year after he clashed with its parent company over strategy.

Caroline O'DonovanDecember 15, 2014

Can wine tastings and movie tickets really help newspapers keep subscribers?

The San Francisco Chronicle has embarked on a new membership program aimed at increasing reader loyalty, and the renewal rate.

Ensuring women have a seat at the leadership table

“Women are not ascending to the top jobs in any media sector at anywhere near the rate they’re entering the journalism school pipeline.” Ann Marie Lipinski

Ken DoctorMarch 20, 2014

The newsonomics of selling Cars.com

Newspaper companies made a smart move in the 1990s investing in online auto classifieds. Is selling it off a short-term gain for long-term pain?

Ken DoctorFebruary 27, 2014

The newsonomics of the print orphanage — Tribune’s and Time Inc.’s

Media companies are racing to spin off their declining print businesses. Unfortunately, the way they’re doing so could drag them down further.

Ken DoctorFebruary 20, 2014

The newsonomics of Spotified news subscriptions

The Internet is supposed to be all about unbundling. But in the new digital economy, is there room for new, smarter rebundling?

Ken DoctorNovember 6, 2013

The newsonomics of the shopping of Press+ and the coming of Paywalls 2.0

The largest paywall provider in the United States is up for sale. What does the future hold as paywalls grow beyond being all-the-content firehoses?

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